Count Financial CEO appointed managing director

Count Financial
chief executive officer Andrew Gale has been appointed as managing director of the company.

The appointment took effect on April 14, the Sydney-based company said in a statement on Thursday.

Mr Gale, former managing partner at Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants, was appointed chief executive of Count in February this year.

Count said the "current environment provides many opportunities for organisations such as Count to achieve strong and profitable growth".

"Andrew brings additional expertise to the board to ensure that the company is well positioned to capitalise on future opportunities arising from changing industry dynamics in the financial services sector," Count said.